Bon Jovi Wikipedia. This article is about the band. For the eponymous album from the band, see Bon Jovi album. Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1. 98. 3, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi, pianist and keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, lead guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh Mc. Donald. 1 The bands lineup has remained mostly static during its history, with the only exceptions being the 1. Alec John Such, who was unofficially replaced by Hugh Mc. Donald, and the departure of longtime guitarist and co songwriter Richie Sambora in 2. Phil X and Mc. Donald both became official members in 2. In 1. 98. 6, Bon Jovi achieved widespread global recognition with their third album, Slippery When Wet. The bands fourth album, New Jersey was equally successful in 1. You Give Love a Bad Name is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi, released as the first single from their 1986 album Slippery When Wet. Written by Jon Bon Jovi. MN0071157.gif' alt='Bon Jovi You Give Love A Bad Name Free Download' title='Bon Jovi You Give Love A Bad Name Free Download' />After touring and recording non stop during the late 1. New Jersey Tour in 1. Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora both released successful solo albums. In 1. 99. 2, the band returned with the album Keep the Faith. Their 2. 00. 0 single Its My Life, which followed a second hiatus, successfully introduced the band to a younger audience. Bon Jovi have been known to use different styles in their music, which has included country for their 2. Lost Highway. 4Thus far, Bon Jovi has released 1. The band has sold more than 1. Bon Jovi was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2. The band was also honored with the Award of Merit at the American Music Awards in 2. Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2. On October 5, 2. 01. Bon Jovi was listed as a nominee for the 2. Weve got a most excellent collection of guitar backing tracks, jam tracks, guitar minus tracks, guitar play alongs for you to download in MP3 format. Choo. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions. History. Formation 1. Jon Bon Jovi began playing piano and guitar in 1. Raze. At 1. 6, Bon Jovi met David Bryan and formed a band called Atlantic City Expressway. Still in his teens, Bon Jovi played in the band John Bongiovi and the Wild Ones, playing local clubs like The Fast Lane, and opening for known acts in the area. By 1. 98. 0, he formed another band, The Rest, and opened up for New Jersey acts such as Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. By mid 1. 98. 2, out of school and working part time at a womens shoe store, Jon Bon Jovi took a job at the Power Station Studios, a Manhattan recording facility where his cousin Tony Bongiovi was co owner. Bon Jovi made several demosincluding one produced by Billy Squierand sent them to record companies, though failing to make an impact. His first professional recording was as lead vocals in R2 D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas, which was part of the Christmas in the Stars album which his cousin co produced. In 1. 98. 3, a then unknown Bon Jovi visited a local radio station WAPP 1. FM The Apple in Lake Success, New York, and wrote and sang the jingles for the station. He spoke with DJ Chip Hobart and to the promotion director, John Lassman, who suggested Bon Jovi let WAPP include the song Runaway on the stations compilation album of local homegrown talent. Bon Jovi was reluctant, but eventually gave them the song, on which Bon Jovi had used studio musicians to play on the track Runaway which was written in 1. WAPP worked with WOR TV now WWOR TV in nearby Secaucus, NJ on a music video show, Rock 9 Videos, for a short time in 1. The studio musicians who helped record Runawayknown as The All Star Reviewwere guitarist Tim Pierce, keyboardist Roy Bittan, drummer Frankie La. Rocka, and bassist Hugh Mc. Donald. 1. 6. Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora on stage. The song began to get airplay in the New York area, then other sister stations in major markets picked up the song. In March 1. 98. 3, Bon Jovi called David Bryan, who in turn called bassist Alec John Such and an experienced drummer named Tico Torres, both formerly of the band Phantoms Opera. Tapped to play lead guitar was Bon Jovis neighbor, Dave Sabo The Snake, though he never officially joined the band. He and Jon promised each other that whoever made it first, would help out the other. Sabo later went on to form the group Skid Row. Jon saw and was impressed with hometown guitarist Richie Sambora who was recommended by fellow bassist Alec John Such and drummer Tico Torres. Sambora had toured with Joe Cocker, played with a group called Mercy and had been called up to audition for Kiss. He also played on the album Lessons with the band Message which, was re released on CD through Long Island Records in 1. Alec John Such was also the bassist for the band. Message was originally signed to Led Zeppelins Swan Song Records label, although the album was never released. Tico Torres was also an experienced musician, having recorded and played live with Phantoms Opera, The Marvelettes, and Chuck Berry. He appeared on 2. Franke and the Knockouts, a Jersey band with hit singles during the early 1. David Bryan had quit the band that he and Bon Jovi had founded in order to study medicine. While in college, he realized that he wanted to pursue music full time, and was accepted to Juilliard School, a New York music school. When Bon Jovi called his friend and said that he was putting together a band, and a record deal looked likely, Bryan followed Bon Jovis lead and gave up his studies. Bon Jovi and 7. 80. Fahrenheit 1. 98. Drum Samples Wav'>Drum Samples Wav. Once the band began playing showcases and opening for local talent, they caught the attention of record executive Derek Shulman, who signed them to Mercury Records and who was part of the Poly. Gram company. Because Jon Bon Jovi wanted a group name, Pamela Maher, a friend of Richard Fischer and an employee of Doc Mc. Ghee, suggested they call themselves Bon Jovi, following the example of the other famous two word bands such as Van Halen. This name was chosen instead of the original idea of Johnny Electric. Pamelas suggestion of the name was met with little enthusiasm, but two years later they hit the charts under that name. With the help of their new manager Doc Mc. Ghee they recorded the bands debut album, Bon Jovi, which was released on January 2. The album included the bands first hit single, Runaway, reaching top forty on the Billboard Hot 1. The album peaked at number forty three on the Billboard 2. The group soon found itself opening for Scorpions in U. S. and for Kiss in Europe. In 1. 98. 5, Bon Jovis second album 7. Fahrenheit was released. The band released three singles Only Lonely, In and Out of Love and the ballad Silent Night. The album peaked at number thirty seven on Billboard 2. Gold by RIAA. 1. 3 While the album did not do as well as theyd hoped in terms of sales, it allowed Bon Jovi to get out on the road touring again. In May 1. 98. 5, Bon Jovi headlined venues in Japan and Europe. At the end of the European tour, the band began a six month run of U. S. tour dates supporting Ratt. In the midst of that tour they managed to make appearances at the Texas Jam and Castle Doningtons Monsters of Rock concerts in England. The band also performed at the very first Farm Aid in 1. Slippery When Wet 1. After two moderately successful albums, the group changed their approach for their next album and hired professional songwriter Desmond Child as a collaborator. Bruce Fairbairn was chosen as the producer of the album. In early 1. 98. 6 Bon Jovi moved to Vancouver, Canada to record their third album. The band spent six months recording the new album. The band decided to name the album Slippery When Wet after visiting a strip club in Vancouver. On August 1. 6, 1. Slippery When Wet was released. The album reached number one in U. S., where it spent 8 weeks at number one on the Billboard 2. The first two singles from the album, You Give Love a Bad Name and Livin on a Prayer, both reached number one on the Billboard Hot 1. Slippery When Wet was named the top selling album of 1. Billboard2. 3 Livin On A Prayer won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance. The Violin 2005. The band won an award for Favorite PopRock Band at the American Music Awards2.